Free app from Sandvik Coromant calculates cycle times and costs for drilling operations

Sandvik Coromant has introduced an Iphone app that is designed to enable machine shops to calculate cycle times and costs for all drilling and tapping operations.

The Drilling Calculator app — the latest in a line of downloadable apps from the company — is designed to benefit engineers, programmers and machinists alike.

The user inputs a few simple parameters, including drill diameter, cutting speed, spindle speed and feed rate, and the app provides information such as cycle times, the cost per hole, ISO tolerances for bore and shaft and links to online support via Youtube videos or the Sandvik Coromant website.

By experimenting with data, the app highlights how small changes can have a significant impact on the results obtained from machines and tooling.

Key information

The free Drilling Calculator app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store.

It is available in English with metric or imperial valves.

The app is supported by Iphones with IOS 5.0 operating software or higher.

Sandvik Coromant

Part of global industrial engineering group Sandvik, Sandvik Coromant is at the forefront of manufacturing tools, machining solutions and knowledge that drive industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and into the next industrial era.

Part of global industrial engineering group Sandvik, Sandvik Coromant is at the forefront of manufacturing tools, machining solutions and knowledge that drive industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and into the next industrial era.

Educational support, extensive R&D investment and strong customer partnerships ensure the development of machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 3100 patents worldwide, employs over 8,500 staff, and is represented in 150 countries.